PEOPLE's Call to Action: Contact Congress to Ask What Is Being Done to Stop the Epidemic of Gun Violence

Every day, approximately 100 Americans are killed with guns and hundreds more are shot and injured, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2016 study by the American Journal of Medicine found that Americans are 25 times more likely to be killed by gun violence than people in other high-income countries

The mass shooting epidemic must stop.

Universal background checks, a ban on semiautomatic weapons and improved approaches to treating mental illness have all been proposed as potential remedies.

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To make your voice heard, PEOPLE is releasing an updated Call to Action. Here is the contact information for every single voting member of Congress. Call your representative and let them know where you stand.

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PEOPLE's Call to Action: Contact Congress to Ask What Is Being Done to Stop the Epidemic of Gun Violence

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